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A safety risk in Port Macquarie, an inappropriately spiky star and a literal coat rack are among the nation’s least-accomplished examples of festive spirit

A NSW coastal town's Christmas tree, which went viral on social media for being 'embarrassing', has been replaced by a smaller, artificial option.

Homicide detectives are asking for help to establish the last known movements of 25-year-old Koongamia woman Helen Solomon Marsuk, after her body was found in a South Fremantle harbour on Sunday.

Esther Wallace went bushwalking to watch the sunrise with her partner from a mountain top a week ago in central New South Wales and has not been seen since.

Australia Day events in NSW will focus on bringing communities together, with a variety of celebrations designed to reflect the nation's diverse cultures.

Despite being based well out of any flood zones, a brewery and winery in SA's Riverland are experiencing a downturn in business in what should be their busiest season.

Conservationists fear an eco-tourism development between Noosa and Rainbow Beach could have flow-on consequences for other environmentally protected areas.

Christmas trees are a unique phenomenon in that they can so easily look shithouse. One wrong move with the tinsel or the lights and they can resemble a bedazzled loo brush rather than an iconic, festive and green home for presents. Case in point the Christmas tree which Port Macquarie…

Tasmania's government supports a cable car to the top of Hobart's mountain, despite latest plans seemingly reaching a dead end after several rejections.

Almost a decade of planning, lobbying and debate come to an end as the Mount Wellington Cableway Company confirms it will not appeal against its defeat in the state planning tribunal.

They were playing the song Last Christmas, but reports of the death of Christmas are exaggerated.